The Cazadores walk away from the scene of the battle and towards the transport ship, weaving through the crowd of pacified Kolinquo who sway in unison like a concert audience during a ballad.
Vi bends down and scoops up a Small Stone, pocketing it before heading onto the ship.
[+Small Stone: A small stone from the Kolinquo planet. It is white and freckled with a flaky quality.]
Charlotte lands the Tootalin, allowing Frisk and herself to hop off. She apologetically nuzzles it one last time on the forehead, evoking it to coo and nuzzle her back before she leaves.
Samson grabs one of the plentiful spears on the ground and observes it closely, noting the detailed design of the shaft and the expertly crafted end-point. Just before he heads out, he hears the still-crackling electrical energy of the spear that Solangre briefly wielded, which now lay on the ground unclaimed. Samson chucks the standard spear behind him and nabs the Electrified Spear on his way to the ship.
[+Electrified Spear: An expertly crafted spear augmented with three long barbs that extend past the tip, surging with electrical energy.]
Wario looks for any more treasure and among the bodies he finds ancient family heirlooms and other items of great sentimental value, all of which he discards as being worthless trinkets. He grabs the Loot Bag containing the Golden Monkey Head Artifact and gets on board the ship.
[+Golden Monkey Head Artifact: A golden figure shaped like a screeching monkey. In its eye sockets are two rubies. Beyond its obvious monetary value, it was shown to have enhanced Solangre's powers in some way.]
Ulibossk has his Kolinquo thrall to scoop up two handfuls of soil. It does so and accompanies him on-board.
[+Soil Sample: Soil from the Kolinquo planet. It is red in color and of fine quality.]
With the last of their business dealt with, the transportation ship closes all of its doors and its occupants settle into their seats. It rises into the air, the proximity between the aircraft and the Kolinquo people growing greater and thus diminishing the effectiveness of Vi's spell. The Kolinquo begin to break apart into a sea of confused individuals, some running to the great volume of blood where Solangre once was, others pointing and shouting at the inexplicable foreign object flying away. Los Cazadores escape the planet's gravitational pull and leave the Kolinquo to their own self-determined future, one which the interdimensional force they would play no future role in.
The ship docks in the Loading Bay shortly, the quick commute is especially important to the wounded Cazadores. When they exit the Transport Ship, Woodworth manifests in front of them.
"Now was that so hard? : P
Even if some of you were emotionally traumatized by killing what you thought was a sentient organism like you or me, you have to remember that this is the work of the Miasma, a continually changing entity. We've found documentation from the earliest recordings of Miasma, millions of years ago across universes when the forms of Anomalies were quite obvious even to primitive people. This is why monstrous entities are almost universal among early societies, such as dragons, beasts and demons. In that time, the Miasma has evolved like a virus into forms that are both physically, psychologically and spiritually harder to eliminate. Not only do they kill, they toy with the mind and finesse the heart. Remember that. But let's talk about fun things! ^_^"
A wallet materializes and floats to each Cazadore, hovering just in front of them. "These are your Zielons Wallets, which will hold the titular Zielon Dollars used on planetside on Uol St’rit’ or the U.S. for short. :3
Zielons aren't the only currency in the U.S., but it is by far the most dominant, and can take on paper or digital forms. We distribute Zielons in hard currency, but if you want to open a Debit or Credit account in the U.S., you can, just watch out for those late fees and overdrafts. ;P
Since there is no telling what the currencies or exchange rate of another universe will be, there is no need to bring your Wallet along with you on missions. They are best kept securely on your person, in a safe, in a trustworthy bank, and so on. You'll notice that when you touch your Wallet, it will immediately aesthetically customize itself to your liking. Just another cool feature of the Implants! OvO
In addition to payment, you'll find a note from myself on why you were paid the listed amount. I try not to judge too harshly! :x
Also, those of you that are still hurt should head to the infirmary where they'll fix you right up!"
Zielon Distribution for Mission 1:
Samson - You didn't affect the outcome of the mission too much this time. $10,000
Twilight Sparkle - Friendship is magical, but not all encompassing. You did take out that cavalry with the electric spear, however. $10,150
Frisk - The Miasma can not be befriended. It lacks a soul. $10,000
Nixil - You played your part in taking down Solangre. $12,000
Ulibossk - You helped in the fight and gave Solangre a headache. $10,500
Vi - The crowd control was a nice touch, though it might have gone badly. Still, it didn't. $11,000
Charlotte - Not much of a fighter, huh? $10,000
Bastion - You punched through the crowd and protected your teammates. $11,000
Wario - Removing that Artifact from Solangre sapped him of some of his powers. Isn't the treasure payment enough? $14,000
The End - Those moves weren't effective against Solangre until the end, when you delivered a major attack. $12,000
Zara - You helped keep people going. $11,000
H.E.F.S. - Are you still here? Hello? 11,000
Logan - Such bravery. $21,500
Zingleborg - You might have the chagrin of your teammates, but I don't deduct payment for that. You helped defeat Solangre. $12,000
Anna - Less pity next time, you can't let these things get to you. $10,000
Mega - That was pretty cool! $12,000
Yian - He did sort of kick your butt, but you kicked his butt back. $14,000
[Successful Mission: +5 Ability Points]
I'd like to ask everyone to make some amendments to their character sheets with the induction of two new Categories.
Above Equipment add a category called Zielon Wallet to keep track of your current Zielon amount.
Under Equipment add a category called Inventory to keep track of items that are outside of your starting Equipment. Anytime you get an item that appears in the [+Item: Item Description] format, put it here in your sheet.
Your Zielon Wallet, if it wasn't clear, instantly modified itself to however your character would want it to appear as soon as they touched it.
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